Back to BEDigest Home Page

Selected indicators for oil producing MENA countries

 

 

Population (M)

GDP

(US$ Bln)

Growth (%)

Oil/GDP(%)

Inflation (%)

Central Bank Reserves

(US$ Bln)

Foreign Debts

(% GDP)

 

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2009

2008

2008

Algeria

35

35.6

117

135

3

3

76

43

3.9

6.5

139

3

Bahrain

1.08

1.11

22.6

22.2

5.5

4.5

28.4

19.5

6

4.5

3.9

21

Egypt

81.5

83

163

188

7.2

4.7

-

-

18

12

34.5

20.8

Iran

71.5

72.5

335

332

3.5

2.5

28

23

25.5

17

78

7

Iraq

29.3

30

86

100

8

7

70

45

15

11

24

59

Kuwait

3.5

3.7

158

100

6.4

-1.2

56

40

10

6

16

26

Libya

6.1

6.2

61

64

7.1

6.5

61

60

12

10

90

0.01

Oman

3

3.05

48

55

7

3.9

56

44

12

8

11

16

Qatar

1.1

1.2

83

90

14

10

59

49

16

9

8

22

Saudi Arabia

28.1

28.5

496

510

4.2

2.5

59

40

9.5

5.5

330

1.8

UAE

6.4

6.1

25 0

260

7.4

3.3

39.5

30.3

12.7

6.7

38

74

Yemen

23

23.7

25

25.5

3.7

4

29

15

17

10.5

8

27

 

Source: IMF, Central Banks of MENA countries and ICG projection New BEDigest-final.jpg